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Dell R740 Server

Optimal application performance

The Dell PowerEdge R740 was designed to accelerate application performance leveraging accelerator cards and storage scalability. The 2-socket, 2U platform has the optimum balance of resources to power the most demanding server environments. The scalable business architecture of the Dell R740 can scale up to three 300W GPUs, six 150W GPUs or up to 4 FPGAs.

With up to 16 2.5” drives or 8 3.5” drives, the R740 provides the versatility to adapt to virtually any application and provides the perfect platform for VDI deployments. If you're used to the PowerEdge R730, the Dell R740 is its replacement with the features you love and the advancements you needed.

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Dell R740 Specifications

Dell PowerEdge R740 Specs

Optimized for VDI, the R740 is a 2U, two-socket platform with maximized application performance. It has an optimal mix of accelerator cards, storage and compute power.

Server Processor Information

  • 2nd generation Intel® Xeon® Scalable processor with up to 28 cores per processor

Storage

  • Front Bays
    • Up to 16 x 2.5” SAS/SATA/SSD, max 122.88TB
    • Up to 8 x 3.5” SAS/SATA, max 112TB

Dell R740 Memory

  • Up to 2933MT/s DIMM speed
  • 24 DDR4 DIMM slots
  • Memory types and maximum RAM: RDIMM (max 1.53TB), LRDIMM (max 3TB) , NVDIMM (max 192GB), DCPMM (6.14TB).
  • Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

Slots

  • 8 x Gen3 slots (4 x16)

Dell R740 Dimensions & Weight

  • Height—86.8mm (3.4 inches)
  • Width—434mm (17.1 in.)
  • Depth—737.5mm (29.0 in.)
  • Weight—28.6kg (63.0 lbs.)

Comparison Chart - R640, R650, R740 & R750

Model Form Factor Processor Cores/Processor Memory
R640Rack 1UUp to two Intel Xeon Scalable processorsUp to 2824 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max
Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
R650Rack 1UUp to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processorsUp to 4032 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 2 TB max or LRDIMM 4 TB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/s
Up to 16 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) slots, 8 TB max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
R740Rack 2UUp to two Intel Xeon Scalable processorsUp to 2824 DDR4 DIMM slots, Supports RDIMM /LRDIMM, speeds up to 2666MT/s, 3TB max
Up to 12 NVDIMM, 192 GB Max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only
R750Rack 2UUp to two 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processorsUp to 4032 DDR4 DIMM slots, supports RDIMM 2 TB max or LRDIMM 8 TB max, speeds up to 3200 MT/s
Up to 16 Intel Persistent Memory 200 series (BPS) slots, 8 TB max
Supports registered ECC DDR4 DIMMs only

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